Andrew Stuart McLean was a great Canadian storyteller.  He also was a broadcaster, author and humorist.  He was perhaps best known for his CBC program, "The Vinyl Cafe".  

Stuart had the ability to weave a story in a way that was fascinating and spellbinding.  My favorite of his stories was a true one, of the epic misadventure of Roger Woodward who as a child accidentally went over Niagara Falls.  ("The Story of Roger Woodward")

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This piece is where my idea to do a series of Great Canadians began.  Stuart had just passed away and I was moved to do a portrait of him.  The background is that of a rising sun, with the sun being behind Stuart, at around the area of his hands.

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This portrait now resides at McMaster University in Hamilton.  It is part of the Stuart McLean archives.